Control, Web Control and Composite Control

[shapper]

Hello,

I am working in a class library with various custom controls.

In which cases should a control inherit Control, WebControl and
CompositeContro l classes?

And when should a custom control implement INamingContaine r?

In this moment I am working on a custom control that is composed by a
TextBox, a Label, two Validator controls and a button.

I don't want it to render a tag around these controls. Should I, in
this case, inherit it from Composite Control? And do I need to
implement INamingContaine r?

Thanks,

Miguel

[Kevin Spencer]

System.Web.UI.C ontrol is the base class for all ASP.Net Controls.
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.WebC ontrol inherits Control, and is the base class
for all ASP.Net WebControls. It contains a number of common properties and
methods that are used by all WebControls. You would inherit this class when
you want to employ some or all of those additional properties and methods.

System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Comp ositeControl is the base class for all
WebControls that host other System.Web.UI.C ontrols. It is used when you want
to composite a number of Controls into a single Control. It is a container
which serves as the intermediary and coordinator of the Controls it
contains. It implements INamingContaine r, which is an interface that ensures
that each Control has a unique ClientID, by combining their ID properties
with the INamingContaine r Control in which they are hosted.

You probably want to create a CompositeContro l. The following MSDN pages
should help with this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zt27tfhy.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3257x3ea.aspx

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"shapper" <md*****@gmail. comwrote in message
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Hello,

I am working in a class library with various custom controls.

In which cases should a control inherit Control, WebControl and
CompositeContro l classes?

And when should a custom control implement INamingContaine r?

In this moment I am working on a custom control that is composed by a
TextBox, a Label, two Validator controls and a button.

I don't want it to render a tag around these controls. Should I, in
this case, inherit it from Composite Control? And do I need to
implement INamingContaine r?

Thanks,

Miguel

[shapper]

On Dec 20, 12:39 pm, "Kevin Spencer" <unclechut...@n othinks.com>
wrote:

System.Web.UI.C ontrol is the base class for all ASP.Net Controls.
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.WebC ontrol inherits Control, and is the base class
for all ASP.Net WebControls. It contains a number of common properties and
methods that are used by all WebControls. You would inherit this class when
you want to employ some or all of those additional properties and methods.

System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Comp ositeControl is the base class for all
WebControls that host other System.Web.UI.C ontrols. It is used when you want
to composite a number of Controls into a single Control. It is a container
which serves as the intermediary and coordinator of the Controls it
contains. It implements INamingContaine r, which is an interface that ensures
that each Control has a unique ClientID, by combining their ID properties
with the INamingContaine r Control in which they are hosted.

You probably want to create a CompositeContro l. The following MSDN pages
should help with this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib.../3257x3ea.aspx

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"shapper" <mdmo...@gmail. comwrote in message

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Hello,

I am working in a class library with various custom controls.

In which cases should a control inherit Control, WebControl and
CompositeContro l classes?

And when should a custom control implement INamingContaine r?

In this moment I am working on a custom control that is composed by a
TextBox, a Label, two Validator controls and a button.

I don't want it to render a tag around these controls. Should I, in
this case, inherit it from Composite Control? And do I need to
implement INamingContaine r?

Thanks,

Miguel

I am having a problem here with Composite Control. It "wrappes" the
controls in a Span Tag.
Sure I can override the BeginTag but what I would like would to not
render any tag at all.
Just renders the controls inside the custom control.

I was able to pull this by inheriting it from Control.
So I have a Custom control, inheriting Control and Implementing
INamingContaine r, which contains various controls.
This way it renders all child controls but without any wrapper tag.
Is this ok?

Thanks,
Miguel

[=?Utf-8?B?YnJ1Y2UgYmFya2Vy?=]

sure, or if you want the composite control, just override RenderBeginTag and
RenderEndTag and make them nop's.

the main disadvantage of not using a span or div, is that the controls do
not have a common parent in the dom, so absolute postioning will not work
without client code to apply it to each element.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"shapper" wrote:

On Dec 20, 12:39 pm, "Kevin Spencer" <unclechut...@n othinks.com>
wrote:

System.Web.UI.C ontrol is the base class for all ASP.Net Controls.
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.WebC ontrol inherits Control, and is the base class
for all ASP.Net WebControls. It contains a number of common properties and
methods that are used by all WebControls. You would inherit this class when
you want to employ some or all of those additional properties and methods.

System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Comp ositeControl is the base class for all
WebControls that host other System.Web.UI.C ontrols. It is used when you want
to composite a number of Controls into a single Control. It is a container
which serves as the intermediary and coordinator of the Controls it
contains. It implements INamingContaine r, which is an interface that ensures
that each Control has a unique ClientID, by combining their ID properties
with the INamingContaine r Control in which they are hosted.

You probably want to create a CompositeContro l. The following MSDN pages
should help with this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib.../3257x3ea.aspx

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"shapper" <mdmo...@gmail. comwrote in message

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Hello,

I am working in a class library with various custom controls.

In which cases should a control inherit Control, WebControl and
CompositeContro l classes?

And when should a custom control implement INamingContaine r?

In this moment I am working on a custom control that is composed by a
TextBox, a Label, two Validator controls and a button.

I don't want it to render a tag around these controls. Should I, in
this case, inherit it from Composite Control? And do I need to
implement INamingContaine r?

Thanks,

Miguel

I am having a problem here with Composite Control. It "wrappes" the
controls in a Span Tag.
Sure I can override the BeginTag but what I would like would to not
render any tag at all.
Just renders the controls inside the custom control.

I was able to pull this by inheriting it from Control.
So I have a Custom control, inheriting Control and Implementing
INamingContaine r, which contains various controls.
This way it renders all child controls but without any wrapper tag.
Is this ok?

Thanks,
Miguel

[Peter Bucher [MVP]]

Hello

sure, or if you want the composite control, just override RenderBeginTag
and
RenderEndTag and make them nop's.

Or simply overwrite the property "TagKey" and return the desired value.

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Gruss, Peter Bucher
Microsoft MVP - Visual Developer ASP / ASP.NET, Switzerland
http://www.aspnetzone.de/ - ASP.NET Zone, die ASP.NET Community
http://www.aspnetzone.de/blogs/peterbucher/ - Auf den Spuren von .NET

[Kevin Spencer]

That sounds like an excellent solution.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"shapper" <md*****@gmail. comwrote in message
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On Dec 20, 12:39 pm, "Kevin Spencer" <unclechut...@n othinks.com>
wrote:

>System.Web.UI. Control is the base class for all ASP.Net Controls.
System.Web.UI. WebControls.Web Control inherits Control, and is the base
class
for all ASP.Net WebControls. It contains a number of common properties
and
methods that are used by all WebControls. You would inherit this class
when
you want to employ some or all of those additional properties and
methods.

System.Web.UI. WebControls.Com positeControl is the base class for all
WebControls that host other System.Web.UI.C ontrols. It is used when you
want
to composite a number of Controls into a single Control. It is a
container
which serves as the intermediary and coordinator of the Controls it
contains. It implements INamingContaine r, which is an interface that
ensures
that each Control has a unique ClientID, by combining their ID properties
with the INamingContaine r Control in which they are hosted.

You probably want to create a CompositeContro l. The following MSDN pages
should help with this:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib.../3257x3ea.aspx

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"shapper" <mdmo...@gmail. comwrote in message

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Hello,

I am working in a class library with various custom controls.

In which cases should a control inherit Control, WebControl and
CompositeContro l classes?

And when should a custom control implement INamingContaine r?

In this moment I am working on a custom control that is composed by a
TextBox, a Label, two Validator controls and a button.

I don't want it to render a tag around these controls. Should I, in
this case, inherit it from Composite Control? And do I need to
implement INamingContaine r?

Thanks,

Miguel

I am having a problem here with Composite Control. It "wrappes" the
controls in a Span Tag.
Sure I can override the BeginTag but what I would like would to not
render any tag at all.
Just renders the controls inside the custom control.

I was able to pull this by inheriting it from Control.
So I have a Custom control, inheriting Control and Implementing
INamingContaine r, which contains various controls.
This way it renders all child controls but without any wrapper tag.
Is this ok?

Thanks,
Miguel

[shapper]

On Dec 20, 4:51 pm, bruce barker
<brucebar...@di scussions.micro soft.comwrote:

sure, or if you want the composite control, just override RenderBeginTag and
RenderEndTag and make them nop's.

the main disadvantage of not using a span or div, is that the controls do
not have a common parent in the dom, so absolute postioning will not work
without client code to apply it to each element.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"shapper" wrote:

On Dec 20, 12:39 pm, "Kevin Spencer" <unclechut...@n othinks.com>
wrote:

System.Web.UI.C ontrol is the base class for all ASP.Net Controls.
System.Web.UI.W ebControls.WebC ontrol inherits Control, and is the base class
for all ASP.Net WebControls. It contains a number of common properties and
methods that are used by all WebControls. You would inherit this class when
you want to employ some or all of those additional properties and methods.

System.Web.UI.W ebControls.Comp ositeControl is the base class for all
WebControls that host other System.Web.UI.C ontrols. It is used when you want
to composite a number of Controls into a single Control. It is a container
which serves as the intermediary and coordinator of the Controls it
contains. It implements INamingContaine r, which is an interface that ensures
that each Control has a unique ClientID, by combining their ID properties
with the INamingContaine r Control in which they are hosted.

You probably want to create a CompositeContro l. The following MSDN pages
should help with this:

>http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ttp://msdn2.mi...

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Chicken Salad Surgeon
Microsoft MVP

"shapper" <mdmo...@gmail. comwrote in message

>news:0e******* *************** ************@f3 g2000hsg.google groups.com...

Hello,

I am working in a class library with various custom controls.

In which cases should a control inherit Control, WebControl and
CompositeContro l classes?

And when should a custom control implement INamingContaine r?

In this moment I am working on a custom control that is composed by a
TextBox, a Label, two Validator controls and a button.

I don't want it to render a tag around these controls. Should I, in
this case, inherit it from Composite Control? And do I need to
implement INamingContaine r?

Thanks,

Miguel

I am having a problem here with Composite Control. It "wrappes" the
controls in a Span Tag.
Sure I can override the BeginTag but what I would like would to not
render any tag at all.
Just renders the controls inside the custom control.

I was able to pull this by inheriting it from Control.
So I have a Custom control, inheriting Control and Implementing
INamingContaine r, which contains various controls.
This way it renders all child controls but without any wrapper tag.
Is this ok?

Thanks,
Miguel

"sure, or if you want the composite control, just override
RenderBeginTag and
RenderEndTag and make them nop's. "

What do you mean with nop's? Can you give me a sample code?

Thanks,
Miguel